For most people, Paris is such a dream destination that the idea of leaving town sounds anticlimactic. However, even lifelong Parisiens know the value of occasionally getting out of the city. This week, we'll be looking at four daytrips—or ev

PARIS (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn,...

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - Growing concern in European capitals about aggressive tax avoidance by high-profile corporations such as Amazon, Google and Apple looks set to steal the agenda of a European Union summit in Brussels on Wednesday.

PARIS/MILAN May 21 (Reuters) - Italian fashion house GiorgioArmani on Tuesday said it had not seen a slowdown, even inChina, the industry's main engine of growth, where rivals notedmore muted demand in recent months.

PARIS/MILAN May 21 (Reuters) - Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani on Tuesday said it had not seen a slowdown, even in China, the industry's main engine of growth, where rivals noted more muted demand in recent months.

PARIS/MILAN May 21 (Reuters) - Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani on Tuesday said it had not seen a slowdown, even in China, the industry's main engine of growth, where rivals noted more muted...

TripAdvisor just released the results of its 2013 Travelers’ Choice Destinations winners. Millions of TripAdvisor users voted on their favorite destinations around the world, as well as their favorite destinations in the U.S. Paris took the top

A man in his 50s has killed himself in Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral, Sky News is reporting. The cathedral was evacuated after the man killed himself, according to investigators. We'll update you with more information as it comes. Please follow Law &am

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - French financial markets regulator AMF has opened an inquiry into an ownership overhaul at French bank Natixis, French daily Les Echos said on Tuesday.

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - French financial markets regulator AMF has opened an inquiry into an ownership overhaul at French bank Natixis, French daily Les Echos said on Tuesday.

ATLANTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Downtown Atlanta will soon looka little more like London, after a decision by city councilmembers on Monday to allow the construction of a 20-story Ferriswheel similar to the popular London Eye on the banks of theThames Ri

During a recent trip to Paris, one of my companions said he needed to find a bank to change money. No, you don’t, I said. Changing money is so last century — like travelers’ checks and bank drafts. Use an ATM, I advised. It&rsq

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus could steal the Paris air show with a flyby of its newest passenger jet, the A350, as confidence grows over a maiden flight some four weeks away.

PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Airbus could steal the Paris air show with a flypast of its newest passenger jet, the A350, as confidence grows over a maiden flight some four weeks away.

PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Airbus could steal the Paris air show with a flypast of its newest passenger jet, the A350, as confidence grows over a maiden flight some four weeks away.

New European scheduled flights to Amsterdam, Paris, Milan and Geneva are announced by Cambridge Airport.

PARIS, May 19 (Reuters) - France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.

* 8,000 households paid more in tax than they earned * Data show impact of Socialists' one-off levy PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - More than...

Paris wary that Merkel is prepared ‘to do everything’ to keep Britain in club. Hollande is less willing to help UK premier win over eurosceptics

In September 1989, UTA Flight 772 exploded over the Sahara Desert while flying from the Republic of Congo to Paris, killing all 155 passengers and 15 crew members onboard. A French court found six Libyans guilty of placing explosives on the DC-10 jet

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Workers at a PSA Peugeot Citroen factory near Paris have agreed to end a four-month strike in protest at its planned closure, the CGT union and the carmaker said on Friday.

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Workers at a PSA Peugeot Citroen factory near Paris have agreed to end a four-monthstrike in protest at its planned closure, the CGT union and thecarmaker said on Friday.

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Sanofi said it would overhaul rather than exit its Toulouse research site, as it seeks to break an impasse with the French government which opposed the drugmaker's reorganisation plans and the loss of jobs.

Company demonstrates new products ahead of Paris Air Show.

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on Friday he believed the French economy could begin to grow again in the second half of 2013, after data this week showed the country...

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said a late-stage Phase III trial of a drug designed to treat myelofibrosis led to positive results.

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande called on Thursday for an economic government for the euro zone with its own budget, the right to borrow, a harmonised tax system and a...

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande called on Thursday for an economic government for the euro zone with its own budget, the right to borrow, a harmonised tax system and a full-time president.

PARIS (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has begun exporting French-made Yaris compact cars to customers in North America for the first time this month.

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has begun exporting French-made Yaris compact cars to customers in North America for the first time this month.

BERLIN, May 16 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel may not have a "bosom friendship" with her French counterpart, she said on Thursday, but her working relationship with Francois Hollande was...

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - Societe Generale reaffirmed its commitment to Russia on Thursday and said it was cooperating with the authorities after the arrest of the head of its Rosbank subsidiary on suspicion of taking bribes.

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande called on Thursday for an economic government in the euro zone that would have its own budget, the right to issue debt, a harmonised tax...

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande called on Thursday for an economic government in the euro zone that would have its own budget, the right to issue debt, a harmonised tax system and a full-time president.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Soccer star David Beckham is retiring from soccer, according to several published reports. The U.K.'s Daily Mail reports that despite the offer of an extended deal at Paris Saint-German, the midfielder has played his last ga

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - A man stripped to his underwear,his mouth covered with duct tape, hangs from an overpass - thebrutal opening scenes of the movie kick-starting the maincompetition for the Cannes film festival.

PARIS/MILAN May 16 (Reuters) - Growth in sales of luxury goods is expected to ease slightly this year, hit by subdued spending in Europe and slower growth in China, consultancy Bain & Co said in a study on Thursday.

PARIS/MILAN May 16 (Reuters) - Growth in sales of luxurygoods is expected to ease slightly this year, hit by subduedspending in Europe and slower growth in China, consultancy Bain& Co said in a study on Thursday.

PARIS/MILAN May 16 (Reuters) - Growth in sales of luxury goods is expected to ease slightly this year, hit by subdued spending in Europe and slower growth in China, consultancy Bain & Co said in a study on Thursday.

PARIS/MILAN May 16 (Reuters) - Growth in sales of luxury goods is expected to ease slightly this year, hit by subdued spending in Europe and slower growth in China, consultancy Bain & Co said in a...

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - BNP Paribas, France's No. 1 listed bank, will spend 80 million euros ($103 million) this year to launch a Europe-wide online bank as lenders cast their net wide for funding in a slowing economy.

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - BNP Paribas, France's No. 1 listed bank, will spend 80 million euros ($103 million) this year to launch a Europe-wide online bank as lenders cast their net wide for funding...

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - BNP Paribas, France's No. 1 listed bank, will spend 80 million euros ($103 million) this year to launch a Europe-wide online bank as lenders cast their net wide for funding in a slowing economy.

PARIS, May 16 (Reuters) - French boutique investment bank Rothschild said on Thursday that it had raised 235 million euros ($302.26 million) for a debt fund in a bid to capitalise on its expertise in...

Kim Kardashian first rose to fame (well, other than that sex tape) as Paris Hilton's dark haired counterpart.  They had matching metallic purses and oversized sunglasses, they shopped together, clubbed together, and bragged about being BFF's. Bu

PARIS (Reuters) - France's new Public Investment Bank will usually buy minority stakes in French firms but could take a majority holding to prevent a foreign takeover, its managing director Nicolas Dufourcq said on Wednesday.